- Date
- jeudi 18 février 2021
New features added to Avalanche Canada's Mountain Information Network
Avalanche Canada’s Mountain Information Network has just become a whole lot better, with new options for ice climbers and features that improve the user experience.
Use of the MIN has exploded this winter, with user-submitted reports already far surpassing last year’s totals.
We are now excited to bring forward a major update with several notable features:
- Ice climbers can now submit reports on ice conditions.
- Users can add captions to photos and change the order they appear in a report.
- Users can preview reports before they go live.
- An edit function has been added so users can fix mistakes after a report is submitted.
Making the MIN friendlier for ice climbers has been an important goal for AvCan as the existing forms were geared for skiers, snowboards, snowmobilers, and snowshoers. Ice climbers engage with avalanche terrain in a unique way and we are pleased to provide them with tools designed for their experiences.
To do so, we have added a quick report function for ice conditions. Climbers can use it to report on the quality of the ice, avalanche events, wind and weather observations, and other factors related to ice climbing safety.
All users of the MIN will also find some handy new updates as well. You can now rearrange the order of photos and add captions to them, which will help people convey what’s in each image.
The preview function has been improved to show exactly what a report looks like before submission.
Finally, users have the ability to edit posts after submitting them. This has been a long-sought after feature and we’re happy to bring it forward so users can correct any mistakes they make while submitting.
The Mountain Information Network has proven to be an invaluable tool this winter with record numbers of Canadians exploring the winter backcountry. We are extremely encouraged by the number of people sharing information. These reports help other backcountry users make safer choices, and helps us produce our daily forecasts.
These features are currently only available on the Avalanche Canada website but we are working on adding them to our app shortly.
Visit our Mountain Information Network page for instructions on how to use these new features.